Grey’s diary, as well as rumours he had been hearing, made him incline towards the French. He was due to meet Cambon to discuss the French claim to Syria on 21 October, and in the meantime he was receiving disturbing stories that public support in France for the war was flagging. Both these factors convinced him that the need not to annoy the Frenc...
Lawrence argued that it would be better to use Transjordan as a safety valve, appointing a ruler whom the British could influence to restrain Arab opposition to the Zionists.
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